Count Robert of Bourbon

Count Robert of Bourbon (1256-7 February 1317) was the son of King Louis IX of France and the father of Duke Louis I of Bourbon.

Biography
Robert was born in 1256, the son of King Louis IX of France and Margaret of Provence. He suffered a head injury in his first joust in 1279, rendering him an invalid; however, he is considered to be the father of the House of Bourbon, and his family would gain considerable influence in Europe in the coming centuries.